Philippine Canadian Inquirer #244

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CANADA’S FIRST AND ONLY NATIONWIDE FILIPINO-CANADIAN NEWSPAPER NOVEMBER 18, 2016

www.canadianinquirer.net

VOL. 11 NO. 244

REBUILDING LIVES

A resettlement site for survivors of “Yolanda” is still being completed in Tacloban City three years after the tragedy. It will be called Pope Francis Village. Story on page 4.

Philippine president wants to be friends with Trump, Putin

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BY JIM GOMEZ The Associated Press

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Philippine president, who has been hostile to Barack Obama for criticizing his deadly anti-drug crackdown, has congratulated Donald Trump for a “well-deserved victory” and said he is excited to meet Rus-

sian leader Vladimir Putin at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit. President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been criticized for his foul language and the drug crackdown, gave upbeat remarks about the president-elect and Putin in a late Tuesday news conference in Manila.

President blames media for ‘trivial’ Robredo remarks

Back to the shadows: Trump win has hundreds of thousands worried they must hide ❱❱ PAGE 23

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Digong, Donald seen hitting it off


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